Not a novice in the world of movie scores, John McLaughlin isn’t exactly famous for such endeavors, the guitarist’s sole previous effort in this niche being his work, with Trilok Gurtu, on “Molom: A Legend of Mongolia” back in 1995. Three decades further down the line, however, the legendary fusioneer came up with “Music For Abandoned Heights” to enhance the titular drama’s action, and January 9th, 2026 will see this opus issued.
Carl Dixon is a legend in Canada, but the singer’s fame has long since crossed over his country’s frontiers, and this artist’s six solo albums – in addition to those he recorded with CONEY HATCH are well loved in the melodic rock world. Still a force to be reckoned with – as this scribe can confirm after seeing the band onstage a little more than a month ago, when the veterans performed an unplugged show to celebrate the 40th-anniversary reissue of their debut platter – Carl’s cache of songs is immense, and it’s no wonder that a six-CD box set will soon reveal the brilliance of Dixon’s unreleased material.
Unlike fans of many other artists, Joe Jackson‘s followers never had to worry about a long wait for their favorite performer’s next album, the longest gap in this singer’s studio discography numbering five years, and even that period was broken by the release of a live record. So those who were eager to hear where he would land after the imaginary music hall of 2023’s “What A Racket!” will relatively soon receive an answer to such a question. The veteran’s new endeavor, titled “Hope And Fury” and comprising nine tracks, is to appear in the stores on April 10th, 2026.
There’s a lot of artists whose delivery of blues sounds natural, but only a previous few remain who do their thing with profound authenticity, and one of those is Eric Bibb who, despite entering this world after the war and spending a significant portion of his life in Europe, sounds as grizzled as many of the genre’s originators. Lately, though, the veteran demonstrated an acute sense of time and mortality, releasing albums in a rather rapid succession – “Dear America” was out in 2021, “Ridin'” appeared two years later, and "In The Real World" emerged in 2024 – and this string of records is about to be updated with another one, which will find the musician explore the Delta strain of it all.
Unlike Vincent Furnier who assumed the name of his band to become Alice Cooper, Brinsley Schwarz may have found it quite difficult to become a solo artist outside of the group which used to bear his name, and it wasn’t until 2016 that the British guitarist released the tellingly titled “Unexpected” album. Continued with “Tangled” in 2021, the veteran’s discography has just been updated with a third entry: out on November 14th, “Shouting At The Moon” is his most impressive opus to date.
